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WATERTOWN -- Police expect to arrest a man who they say stabbed another man in the face with a fork early Saturday.

Police responded to the basement apartment of a two-family home at 77 Jericho Road near upper Nova Scotia Hill Road just before 2 a.m. June 15 after receiving a report on a fight between two men in their mid to late 40s, according to Deputy Chief Robert Desena.

“During the fight, one man allegedly grabbed a fork in the kitchen and stabbed the other man in the cheek near his eye,” Desena said.

He said the victim, who lived in the apartment, was treated on the scene by Fire Department personnel, but refused to be taken to the hospital.

“It was a serious injury, but not life-threatening,” Desena said.

The man's assailant, who was a guest in the home, left before police arrived, Desena said.

Officer Rey Torres is investigating the incident and is applying for a warrant for the assailant to arrest him on assault charges, Desena said.

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